Volunteer

There are many ways to get involved and help protect our precious waterways. Explore the links below to learn more about volunteer opportunities in your area. Not sure who your local Waterkeeper is? No problem - we'll help you find your local Waterkeeper.

Klamath Riverkeeper
Protect the Klamath River by volunteering on various campaigns to protect water quality on the Klamath.

Humboldt Baykeeper
Protect Humboldt Bay by volunteering to help with water quality monitoring, community outreach, administrative help, and recreational activities.

Russian Riverkeeper
Protect the Russian River by volunteering to help with water quality testing, education and outreach, and organization building activities.

San Francisco Baykeeper
Protect the San Francisco Bay by volunteering to help with water quality monitoring, educational outreach, and office tasks. If you have five years of boating experience and have completed a boating safety course, you can also be a volunteer skipper and help patrol the Bay.

Monterey Coastkeeper
Protect Monterey Bay by getting involved in local water quality monitoring, or efforts to protect sea otters. 

San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper
Protect the local San Luis Obispo watershed by attending an educational event on water conservation, water-wise landscaping and irrigation, and water conserving indoor fixtures.  Or join a local stream or beach cleanup.

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper
Protect the water in Santa Barbara by volunteering to help with water quality monitoring, mapping and data collection, kelp and eelgrass restoration, adopt-a-highway trash pick up, community outreach, special events, and office help.

Ventura Coastkeeper
Protect the water in Ventura by volunteering to help with water quality monitoring with the Calleguas Creek Stream Team project.

Santa Monica Baykeeper
Protect Santa Monica Bay by volunteering to help with public outreach and education, kelp restoration, advocacy, and the beachkeeper program

                                                                Orange County Coastkeeper
Protect the water in Orange County by volunteering to help with the Watershed Education Program, harbor clean up, water quality testing programs, legislative monitoring, event support, and office help.

Inland Empire Waterkeeper
Protect the water in the Inland Empire by volunteering to help with streambank cleanup events.

San Diego Coastkeeper
Protect the water in San Diego by volunteering to help with water quality monitoring, beach cleanups, kelp restoration, public outreach, special event support, educational programs, legal and policy research, boat maintenance, and office help.